California's state legislature authorized the first sale of $4.6 billion of the $9 billion voter-approved 2008 Proposition 1A High-Speed Rail (HSR) bonds. That matches and commits the state's $3.4 billion federal HSR stimulus grant. Indeed, 32 states are receiving federal HSR funding, 11 of which have Republican governors. California's last four governors supported HSR; two Republicans and two Democrats. This non-partisan project has begun, so let's step back and apply some logic.
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